Cowasuck
Sign in to saveThe Cowasuck, also known as Cowass or Coosuc, were an Algonquian-speaking Native American tribe in northeastern North America. Cowasuck was also the name of their primary settlement.
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The Cowasuck, also known as Cowass or Coosuc, were an Algonquian-speaking Native American tribe in northeastern North America. Cowasuck was also the name of their primary settlement.
Linguistically and culturally the Cowasuck belonged to the Western Abenaki and the Wabanaki Confederacy. They were Western Abenaki who lived in and around the village of Cowass, which became Newbury, Vermont.
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